Duchess lorikeet

Duchess lorikeet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Tribe: Loriini
Genus: Charmosynoides
Joseph et al, 2020
Species:
C. margarethae
Binomial name
Charmosynoides margarethae
(Tristram, 1879)

The duchess lorikeet (Charmosynoides margarethae) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Charmosynoides. It is found throughout the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2020). "Charmosyna margarethae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.